In this piece I was looking at the issues surrounding at shame and empowerment. Women are made to feel ashamed by their basic bodily functions through the media. In this piece I wanted to turn this round so that the focus is more on the shocked crowd. By doing this, we laughing at them and their extreme reactions more than the woman in the middle who is menstruating and holding a powerful stance and occupying her space in a bold and powerful way. She does not register those behind her and is unaffected by them. The little girl at the front looking nonplussed is hopefully a vision of the future.